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{{Short description|Egg, cheese, and chili dish served on toast}}
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'''Eggs Kejriwal''', or simply '''Kejriwal''', is a dish of eggs topped with cheese and [[Chili pepper|chilis]], typically served over toast, that was developed in [[South Mumbai]] in the 1960s and became popular outside that area in the 2010s.

== Origin and history ==
The dish was developed in the 1960s in South Mumbai; according to [[Tejal Rao]], it was not well-known outside of that area before the 2010s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Tejal |author-link=Tejal Rao |date=2017-04-06 |title=Egg, Cheese and Toast, Mumbai Style |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/magazine/egg-cheese-and-toast-mumbai-style.html |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In the 2010s it began appearing on the menus of trendier upscale restaurants as part of India's modern dining scene.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2018-01-17 |title=Everything you need to know about Eggs Kejriwal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/us/articles/food-facts/everything-you-need-to-know-about-eggs-kejriwal/photostory/62539929.cms |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> The dish's growth in popularity in that decade may have been related to the growing prominence of Indian politician [[Arvind Kejriwal]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Smitha |date=2023-03-11 |title=Bread, Egg, Cheese, Chile—That's Your Ingredient List |url=https://www.bonappetit.com/story/eggs-kejriwal |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=[[Bon Appétit]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> It was invented at the [[Willingdon Sports Club]] and according to Rao became popular in "Mumbai’s exclusive social-club circuit".<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ram |first=Chandra |date=20 December 2023 |title=Spice Up Your Morning With Cheesy Eggs Kejriwal |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/eggs-kejriwal-8418307 |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=[[Food & Wine]] |language=en}}</ref>

The dish is named after a Willingdon Club regular, Devi Prasad Kejriwal, who requested the combination so frequently that the club named it after him and placed it on their menu.<ref name=":1" /> According to food writer Vikram Doctor, Kejriwal was a [[Marwari people|Marwari]], a group that traditionally eat cheese but not eggs.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Malhotra |first=Mehak |date=5 January 2024 |title=Skip the usual sunny side up and try 'Eggs Kejriwal' for breakfast. |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/food/story/skip-the-usual-sunny-side-up-and-try-eggs-kejriwal-for-breakfast-recipe-2484326-2024-01-05 |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref> While Kejriwal loved eggs, he didn't eat them in his home and didn't like to be seen eating them publicly, so ordering them covered in melted cheese and chilis made his departure from tradition less noticeable.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 August 2020 |title=Eggs Kejriwal Recipe |url=https://food52.com/recipes/83755-eggs-kejriwal-recipe |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=[[Food52]] |language=en-us}}</ref>

== Ingredients, preparation and serving ==
The original dish was a simple combination of a [[poached egg]] served on toast and topped with a slice of [[processed cheese]], probably [[Amul]], and chilis.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

The dish always includes eggs and cheese and typically includes chilis; other ingredients such as ghee or butter, and onion or chutney may be included.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Tejal |author-link=Tejal Rao |date=28 January 2024 |title=Eggs Kejriwal |work=[[New York Times Cooking]] |pages=9}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> It may be baked, broiled or cooked over direct heat, is usually served on toast and may be served with ketchup.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Typically, whole unbeaten eggs are used, but the eggs can also be scrambled.<ref name=":2" />

The dish can be eaten as a meal, often breakfast, or as a snack and is also served in sandwich form as a [[Street food of Mumbai|street food]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-19 |title=Eggs Kejriwal: Would you like to try Mumbai's 'fancy egg breakfast'? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/eggs-kejriwal-recipe-7274983/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Razak |first=Ayesha |date=2019-08-15 |title=Eggs Kejriwal - Indian breakfast |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/recipes/a28446204/indian-breakfast-eggs-kejriwal/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=[[Good Housekeeping]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Reception ==
In 2016, ''New York Times'' restaurant critic [[Pete Wells]] named the version at [[Floyd Cardoz]]'s Paowalla one of the top ten New York City restaurant dishes of the year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wells |first=Pete |date=2016-12-13 |title=The Top 10 New York Dishes of 2016 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/dining/best-restaurant-dishes-in-nyc-pete-wells.html |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sunny |first=Ancy K |date=18 January 2017 |title=Eggs Kejriwal makes it to NYT's best dishes of 2016 |url=https://www.theweek.in/webworld/features/lifestyle/eggs-kejriwal-makes-it-to-NYT-best-dishes-of-2016.html |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]}}</ref>

In 2024, ''New York Times Cooking'' featured a version in a recipe on their site.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Tejal |date=2024-01-19 |title=Egg Kejriwal |url=https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018717-eggs-kejriwal |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Similar dishes ==

* [[Creamed eggs on toast]]
* [[Egg in the basket]]
* [[Eggs Benedict]]
* [[Fried egg sandwich]]
* [[Scotch woodcock]]
* [[Strata (food)|Strata]]

==References==
{{reflist}}{{Mumbai topics}}
[[Category:Indian egg dishes]]
[[Category:Cheese dishes]]

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Jantapost at 17:32, 6 May 2026